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Hi all! In the 2022 MIT Mystery Hunt, which is now available online at https://www.bookspace.world, I was on the writing team. Here are the puzzles I wrote, along with what rounds they can be found in. Solutions are available there too; if you want to try these, you're always looking for a short answer of one or a few words.
https://www.starrats.org/puzzle/three-blind-mice/ Three Blind Mice (Star Rats prologue) Clues and wordplay. Don't forget to look for hidden messages!
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/lord-of-the-flies/ Lord of the Flies (Lake Eerie, aka the Horror round) It starts as a Double Cross puzzle. Rot13 this for a hint that many teams needed: Va chmmyrf yvxr guvf, gur svefg yrggref bs rnpu nafjre bsgra fcryy bhg na nqqvgvbany zrffntr.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/a-number-of-games/ A Number of Games (The Quest Coast, aka the Fantasy round) Some introductory explorations in combinatorial game theory.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/music-of-the-heart/ Music of the Heart (Heartford, aka the Romance round) Clues and, for some reason, strange time signatures.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/how-to-make-a-loop/ How To Make a Loop (Howtoona) It starts as a collection of Hamilton Path puzzles ...
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/how- ... ight-move/ How To Make the Right Move (Howtoona) It starts as a collection of chessboards ...
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/replicator-droid/ Replicator Droid (Sci-Ficisco) An interactive game where you need to save the spaceship. Then figure out what puzzle you need to solve.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/alte ... smissions/ Altered Transmissions (Sci-Ficisco) My obligatory Star Trek puzzle.
https://www.starrats.org/puzzle/three-blind-mice/ Three Blind Mice (Star Rats prologue) Clues and wordplay. Don't forget to look for hidden messages!
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/lord-of-the-flies/ Lord of the Flies (Lake Eerie, aka the Horror round) It starts as a Double Cross puzzle. Rot13 this for a hint that many teams needed: Va chmmyrf yvxr guvf, gur svefg yrggref bs rnpu nafjre bsgra fcryy bhg na nqqvgvbany zrffntr.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/a-number-of-games/ A Number of Games (The Quest Coast, aka the Fantasy round) Some introductory explorations in combinatorial game theory.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/music-of-the-heart/ Music of the Heart (Heartford, aka the Romance round) Clues and, for some reason, strange time signatures.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/how-to-make-a-loop/ How To Make a Loop (Howtoona) It starts as a collection of Hamilton Path puzzles ...
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/how- ... ight-move/ How To Make the Right Move (Howtoona) It starts as a collection of chessboards ...
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/replicator-droid/ Replicator Droid (Sci-Ficisco) An interactive game where you need to save the spaceship. Then figure out what puzzle you need to solve.
https://www.bookspace.world/puzzle/alte ... smissions/ Altered Transmissions (Sci-Ficisco) My obligatory Star Trek puzzle.
Commodore Matt Decker
Job: Testing
Hundreds of tribbles. Thousands of tribbles. Millions and billions and trillions of tribbles.
We live for the Glossary, we die for the Glossary.
Job: Testing
Hundreds of tribbles. Thousands of tribbles. Millions and billions and trillions of tribbles.
We live for the Glossary, we die for the Glossary.